To put it mildly, this second Joker movie by director Todd Phillips, again starring Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker, is disturbing. Though you could say that’s just par for the course for when you have a psychopath in the leading role.
Phoenix and Gaga both give solid performances and play off each other well. However, it is far from the manic infatuation the two characters share that is so prevalent in other versions.
Phoenix and Gaga both give solid performances and play off each other well. However, it is far from the manic infatuation the two characters share that is so prevalent in other versions. It’s a ballsy move, and I have to give props to the people behind the scenes who decided to have musical numbers in a film that talks about corruption, murder, depravity, and other examples of society's ills. It certainly is jarring. And more than a little off-key.
The method of having musical numbers inside Joker's fractured mind is novel and fun and provides a vehicle for Lady Gaga to strut her stuff, which she has got.
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